Approval of the certificate for the priority project Russia’s Wildlife: Protect and Appreciate

22 April 2017 08:00 The main aim of the project is to conceive and test models for developing ecotourism, preserving rare animals and restoring their populations. The certificate of the Russia’s Wildlife: Protect and Appreciate priority project was approved following the meeting of the presidium of the Presidential Council for Strategic Development and Priority Projects

Just got a haircut…

Beauty shop in Moscow is next to the grocery store I shop at for food. I was in serious need of a haircut… Now seriously, I paid 150 rubles for a haircut. “Cut with machine” as Russians say, electric clippers. Hand cut is higher by 50 rubles… 150 rubles is $2.662 as I write this…

Press release on BRICS consultative meeting on the Middle East

April 13, 2017 On April 11−12, the third consultative meeting of BRICS special representatives took place in Visakhapatnam, India. The conference was attended by Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov, India’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sanjay Singh, South Africa’s Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation